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Iran Warns Britain Over oil Tanker Seizure The seizure of an Iranian oil tanker by Britain off Gibraltar last week will not be “unanswered”,...

FAO Alerts on Desert Locust outbreak triggered by heavy rains Heavy rains and cyclones have triggered a recent surge in Desert Locust populations, causing an...

World Bank Budgets $50 billion for Climate Adaptation and Resilience The World Bank Group has launched its Action Plan on Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience...

Jim Yong Kim Resigns as World Bank President World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim has made the surprise announcement that he is stepping down after...

UNICEF Unhappy over 10.5m out-of-school children in Nigeria United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has expressed worry over Nigeria’s 10.5 million Out-of-school children, the...

Nigeria Needs $337bn to Implement 2019-2022 SDGs – UN Nigeria needs not less than 337 billion dollars to implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) from...

India Surpasses UK economy, will be world’s fifth in 2019 The United Kingdom(UK) risks slipping from being the world’s fifth-biggest economy to its seventh-largest next...

UN says $2.6trn stolen annually Due to Corruption The United Nations (UN) says one trillion dollars are paid in bribes annually, with another $2.6 trillion...

Climate Change is Real, Says Gov Sani-Bello …Speaks on Niger Govt Proactive Measures Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello has said that climate change is real...

Iran Soon to Pass Law against Terrorism Financing Iran’s parliament approved a tweaked draft law against funding terrorism on Wednesday which officials hope will bring...

African Countries Urged to Accelerate Drive Towards Integration Participants to the 13th African Economic Conference called for African countries to leverage the full range of...

Africa’s Obese Population Fastest Growing Globally – FAO The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has raised the alarm over what it termed “fastest rising incidences...

Barca Boss, PRNigeria Chief Bag Global PR Awards in Barcelona … Nigeria joins League of multiple award winners The International Public Relations Association (IPRA) has conferred...

IPRA 2018: Russia, Japan, Turkey Win Multiple PR Awards in Barcelona … Nigeria, Spain, UAE Win Dual Awards … 30 Nations Receive Trophies for Campaigns by...

Reasons Morocco Wants to Join ECOWAS Mr Mustapha El Khalfi, the spokesman for the Moroccan government and Parliament, says the country’s interest in joining ECOWAS...

Trade war: U.N Worried On Implications For Global Shipping   The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has raised concerns over the impending implications...

Ramaphosa Unveils Plan To Reduce High Unemployment In S/Africa   The President South Africa, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, has announced a package of reforms, which would create...

AfDB Seeks Global Partners To Tackle Hunger   The African Development Bank (AfDB) has called on global partners to join hands to lift one billion people...

AfDB Convenes Climate Change Seminar on Gender Mainstreaming The African Development Bank (AfDB) will conduct a seminar on gender mainstreaming in climate negotiations for the...

Trade War: China Not Afraid Of Extreme Measures China is not afraid of “extreme-measures” the United States is taking in their trade war and will...